On Thursday 04 April 2002 02:43, you wrote: > Ha there folks, > Well, a new machine and same result. > I purchased the full bottle M8.0 and need to get SOME value back :-) > Many people complained of it not being very successful and it failed for me > several times on 3 machines. > It would seem to install ok to a degree - but only in text mode, despite my > trying to ensure it would be graphic. > > I have now even bought a Jetway moboard as I was told it was lux friendly. > SIS 630T chipset > It has O/b video AGP4x shared mem amount immaterial as I've seen so far. WRONG... THIS is your problem, you need to specify the ram being used video as subtracted from the "overall" ram,ie "linux mem=118" (this being a machine w/128 ram chip, and 8 meg for video ram and a little extra to be safe.
> O/b sound AC'97 > P3 667 Chip > > No graphics install by M8.0 > No sound > BTW: I've never been able to get sound working on any prior system. > > Advice requested please: > > 1. In the manuals I can find no reference to "going GUI" from dreaded > Terminal mode. Can one? > I tried F1 and select other options at bootup but it will not accept any > change from L3 to L5 > > 2. As I paid for the presentation of 1000's of programs with the retail > Powerpak, is there a chance that I could use say a 2 disk minimalist set of > 8.1 ( or 2) to get a start and then install the programs I want from the > 8.0 Set? > > Note: In Australia north of Brisbane we not only put our clocks back, but > Telecom can't see why I REALLY need to be on the Internet. I average a D/l > speed of 1.8 overall ( I quit when it often gets to 1.0 or less) and lose > about one in two of any large (10Megs+) downloads. I've officially been > told "voice capability is good enough and they aren't obliged to > demonstrate more than 9600 Bd capability........ unless I want to spend a > few hundred per week on ADSL or........... so using the disks, not to > mention the $140 spent on them seems a good idea. > > 3. What is the vote nowadays - my figures show 50/50 for 8.1 and 8.2 re > user install/working satisfaction. > > 4. If Mandrake can't for some reason detect a graphics card, should it not > say so? Or will it simply default to a Terminal/text install? > > Thanks and > Cheers, > > John > > > > > --- > _____________________________________________________ > All *MY* communications are certified virus-free. Why not yours? > Ask here for full info - *and* get it free. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.343 / Virus Database: 190 - Release Date: 22/03/02
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